The three sisters and
their nine children disappeared after making a pilgrimage to
Saudi Arabia. They were due back in England on June 11, but the
sisters failed to make contact with their husbands, two of whom
still live in the UK.

The missing members of the Dawood family are aged between three
and 34.

Speaking on behalf of the family, solicitor Balaal Khan said the
“main concern” was that the women and children had
traveled to Syria via Turkey.

“The suspicion and main concern is that the women have taken
their children to Syria. One of the possibilities is they
traveled to Turkey to travel to Syria,” he said.

Khan said he had been instructed to pursue the family’s actions
after two of the husbands said they had not heard from their
wives.

No details have been found for Zohra’s children – Haafiyah Binte
Zubair, eight, and Nurah Binte Zubair, five – boarding the same
flight.

A police spokesperson said officers were “working extensively
with authorities overseas to try to locate them.”

Assistant Chief Constable Russ Foster said: “We are extremely
concerned for the safety of the family and would urge anyone with
information to come forward and speak to us. Our priority is for
their safe return, their families are gravely worried about them
and want them home. One of our primary concerns is the safety and
welfare of the young children.”